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September 29, 2022
 

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Four survivors share their struggles and triumphs.


News from the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program

Contact:
Lyn Dobrin, 516-997-8545; lyndobrin@gmail.com

September 29, 2022

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Four survivors share their struggles and triumphs.
In person and on Zoom October 20

Four breast cancer survivors will tell their stories at the annual Celebration of Survivorship of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program. The in-person/Zoom event will be held on Wednesday, October 20 from 4 to 5:30 pm.. To register visit https://breast-cancer.adelphi.edu/.

Sandra Alleyne (12-year survivor)
Sandra Elizabeth Alleyne was diagnosed September 23, 2011, at the age of 54 with Stage 3A Breast Cancer. She had chemotherapy and bilateral mastectomy surgery in 2012, as well as radiation. Sandra took Arimidex for 5 years afterwards. In 2019 she had an iliac biopsy which showed evidence of metastatic breast cancer, which was ER positive.

Bridget DeSimone (5-year survivor)
Bridget Desimone was diagnosed with stage 2 hormone receptor positive, her2 negative breast cancer in 2018 at the age of 26. She underwent a bilateral mastectomy, AC-T Chemo and Radiation, and is now receiving hormonal therapy. Bridget is a director of a day program for seniors with dementia.

Vilda Alberto Ponce (2-year survivor)
Vilda Alberto Ponce was diagnosed with HER2 positive breast cancer in late 2020. She credits her faith, her family and the many workers and angels she has met along the way in helping her get through her diagnosis. *This presentation will be conducted with simultaneous interpretation (Spanish/English).

Janet Spool (current Hotline volunteer, 5-year survivor)
Janet Spool was diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma at the age of 67. Janet is a 5-year survivor, wife, mother, grandmother, and at the time of her diagnosis was working full time as the secretary to the principal of a local elementary school. Janet is an outreach and hotline volunteer with the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.

The mission of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program, established in 1980, is to educate, support, empower, and advocate for breast cancer patients, professionals, and the community. To reach the hotline, which is staffed by trained breast cancer survivors, call 800-877-8077. Or, visit the website at: breast-cancer.adelphi.edu.

 

 
 
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